“I had to do a lot of work on the couch to really get to a place where I was able to show up to a relationship with someone who was actually capable of being in one — and that took a lot of trial and error. And I’m still working on all that stuff — that will never stop. But I definitely want kids… I want to share.”

“If I seem comfortable with my body it’s just an illusion. I’ve absolutely fallen prey to the age old trope of the queen who’s obsessed with becoming some sort of porn star look alike. In some ways I’ve become exactly what I stood against when I was younger. Am I proud of that? Not particularly. But I think it’s because when I was a kid, and that includes my twenties, it was something I always wanted but wasn’t really able to have. I’m much happier feeling like a man than a boy. But strangely I’ve had three separate people tell me in the last week or so that I was like Peter Pan. I like getting older but I’m not really too keen on growing up.”

— The Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears talking to David Mixner about the perception that he likes to get naked and show off his body

You might remember that Astonishing X-Men storyline last May that ended with the comic’s first same-sex wedding between Northstar and Kyle Jindau. Wellllll, two men at the Marvel Universe cosplayer gathering at Dragon*Con in Atlanta not only remember it, they’ve lived it. Check out this clip from their surprise, fully costumed ceremony last weekend.
(via HuffPost)

My uncle used to be a professional skydiver, and I remember as a kid going to the jump spot to watch him and his friends tumble out of a tiny airplane to create elaborate formations in the sky. Crazy, especially when you’re 10 years old. Here’s a look at the 15 gay skydivers who set the record on Labor Day for the world’s largest gay formation skydive.
(via Towleroad)

The revolution in hip hop to create awareness about the LGBT community (and the gay and lesbian artists who bridge both) continues with this track by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (featuring Mary Lambert), called “Same Love,” released in partnership with the Music for Marriage Equality campaign. To see the full list of lyrics, follow the jump.